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Screening potential tenants is the most important thing you can do as a landlord. Every problem during a lease can be traced back to your screening process.  If you are lax on your screening, you will let many more bad tenants slip through the cracks.  Tenant screening is not like opening up an investigation.  In […]

Washing Window Blinds Blinds are often subject to dust and rain so they need thorough cleaning once a year. Aluminum and vinyl blinds of a manageable size can be taken down and washed in the bathtub. Mix a mild detergent with water and scrub blinds with a sponge. Once clean, rinse them with water. Let […]

Real estate investing is easy, but becoming a great real estate investor is harder. Real estate investors don’t enter the market to get their money back, they do it to create wealth, gain respect or earn power. Although there is no magic button for greatness, you can join the ranks of the best real estate investors by […]

When you’re selling a home, property value is probably one of the first things on your mind. Property value can be mystical, but there are a few key elements that help determine your property value and help keep it realistic: • Neighborhood data. Your first step in determining your property value when selling a home is to […]

If you are like most householders, your bathroom is probably small and has little, if any, storage space. Don’t despair because home centers and specialty closet stores are filled with shelving units and cabinets designed specifically for the bath. Before you venture into a store or order from a catalog, you need to calculate the […]

Mold and mildew can cause problems in the bathroom. The culprit is excess moisture so it is important to be able to direct moist air out of the room quickly. An open window is often an efficient way to circulate air in the bathroom. If there is no window or if a bathroom has a […]

Installing a grab bar is an easy way to make a bathroom safer – for all ages not just children, the handicapped and seniors. To ensure that the bar will support the weight of a person, both ends should be attached to a stud which is a wood structural support. Grab bars are handy near […]

Plain Rods – Buy these rods in the size range that includes your window’s width, they adjust lengthwise. A single rod holds one curtain with a casing or rod pocket at the top, a double rod holds two curtains or a curtain plus valance. Spring-tension Rods – Also purchased in size ranges, in several diameters, […]

Enameled steel or cast iron tubs are tough and resistant to most chemicals. Enameled steel is resistant to chips than enameled cast iron. They can tolerate occasional scrubbing with a mildly abrasive cleanser. But don’t use abrasive cleaners often because they will wear away the finish and scum will begin to cling to this rougher […]

Toilet bowl cleaners that sit in the tank help to disinfect a toilet and may ease the task of cleaning, but they don’t really eliminate the need for regular scrubbing. Always make sure to clean the outside of the bowl as well as the seat and cover with a disinfectant cleaner. Many toilet-bowl cleaners will […]